Tuesday, December 21, 2010
QUAD GRAPHICS WANTS INCENTIVES
THE THOMASTON UPSON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HELD A CALLED MEETING AT QUAD GRAPHICS, MONDAY AND GOT AN UPDATE ON THE COMPANY FROM ANDREW SCHIESL, VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND PATRICK HENDERSON, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. QUAD PROPOSED A $4 MILLION ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN THE ROCK PLANT, SOMETHING THAT COULD MEAN 75 MORE JOBS, AND IT WANTS STATE AND LOCAL INCENTIVES FOR SAVINGS OF $2 MILLION OVER 5 YEARS. THE OFFICIALS SAID SINCE QUAD ABSORBED WORLD COLOR PRESS OF CANADA AND WENT PUBLIC IN JULY, ITS THE LARGEST COMMERCIAL PRINTER IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. SEVERAL PLANTS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND MORE CLOSINGS ARE IN THE WORKS. THEY SAID THE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT FOR NEW EQUIPMENT WILL HELP THE ROCK PLANT STAY COMPETITIVE WITH THE OTHER EAST COAST PLANTS IN NEW YORK AND WEST VIRGINIA. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT TAXES AND UTILITY COSTS ARE KEY FACTORS IN THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS, AND QUAD INDICATED IT NEEDS A RESPONSE BY EARLY JANUARY. IDA CHAIRMAN NEIL HIGHTOWER TOLD THE QUAD EXECUTIVES, THE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS COMMITTED TO GIVING THE COMPANY WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE COMPETITIVE. QUAD EMPLOYS OVER 420, 45 PART-TIME AT THE ROCK PLANT. MEMBERS OF THE TAX ASSESSORS BOARD ATTENDED THE MEETING, AND THE NEW PLANT DIRECTOR JEFF STRIBLING AND BARBARA TYSON , WHO JUST RETIRED FROM THAT POSITION, BOTH ADDRESSED THE GROUP.
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